Paper-cutting machine.



F. W. VICKERY. PAPER GUTTINGMAOHINE. APPLICATION rum) mm: 12, 1913.

1,109,489, Patented Sept. 1, 1914" e. 5 5 e. 5 fib erz i of THE NORRISPETERS Ca. PHOTO-LITHQ, WASNINGIDN. D. C.

' Vicmgnnwsubj'ct y Britain, residing at London isnglsndmave 7 papercutting machineiu'iih 1o l ting shee'ts 'o ptpf I larly tothat classfof, machines-1 employed for cutting ofi labels or the lik'fi'inwhichfing knife Positioned h i fin Seth-mean; 1126' H dge of the cutshe I at different speeds forevery-lengthof fandfiiositi'one'il .of the}rotating a knife 2. Projeotlngfen the othen side. of the rod 10 is amen9: hsyin'g it" roller j8;atf its p v f I n s in eper-Guttin m hi g Irocked by, ohm action toguide and' press down the out labels atreceptacle sub stantially elongtheir'wholev length. s

:knife is traveling the aper i cut or in otherwords havingto run thebbn,.v 85..

" which of course changes-reletion to the web" .ofpaper according to'ftheisizeofZsheetlbeingj;' s

1 5 tI do claimasmy invention and dewe: we:

the following i a spe v This invention-rel nd! t te in ks e n omefw'eh'ing the Web acrossit length, ond,.-paiticu e s are carried around withthe rotary-knife, and

Now th'objeotffof'rn invention ist'ofcom; struct the mechanism ordown-the cut labels so that it can also be employed; with ordinary papercutting machines in which a rotating knife acts againstyia fixed 0 .f psoesi'w clear,

it from the rotating e ge when the thus obviating'any mags-to the cutsGets or blockagein the mahine, and also svoi d-L 2%; @1 has? W 19213} es p- P r- 5 e n thele ms :9, ll t ets. ring i the t avel: of it c tt t'gedgee stripe beinggdisposed just under the knife 2" and-within theradius of movement of its out ting edgebut'j'ustasthe knife 2has-*pss'sed overthe knife '1 and severed the paper the roller 8 ridesagainst'the cam face 6 and I thus projects the strip. 5 which actingupon I the-tail or leave-end of'the cut sheet only j pushes shch leaveortail end ovenout o-f-the bath ofitheTtravel of "the knife 2 so that."

during the continued travel of such knife.

2 the out Sheet will not'be sitruck'by it and,

50180011 sthe rolleriS leaves the camface G T v. the spring '13retur'nsthe strip. 5 to its for anissm P sn ylu on1the eaverail "mer;position under'thg kmf During the revolution of the 'druInB, the paperhas ing the necessity thefusualeom ,iscar'ried away by' the tapes 4. Itwillthus purpose I of my in VentmILand as ends a 'strip 5 extendmg;eeros'sthel'machine free end: whichgji'id 'ggiinst Ta; oamfface, 6

maehin'ei vThe normally presses egainstthe B te; keep travelingt fasterthan the paper.

f been passed on to or nearly 011 tethe tmveling tapes 4 and so soon. asthe cutting vtekesplace the leziveor tail end or ed eis pushed over onto the board 15 and thee eet y .f ".b'e'seen thatthe strip 5 can onlyact upon thetailxorleave'end of thecut sheetso as t :to' passQsu'oh-efnd out of thepeth of travel of the rotating knife, and thatitonly acts on -s the sheet when t. the revolving knife is 90. l

y (1. a paperkcuttlng machme, the comhination, with cosoting fixed androtary'95 P v knivesg'of' means engageable with the rear end'ofacutsheet' f moving said end ut I 1 Permitth i of thepath of therotary knife, to latter to clear said sheet;

' 2.. Ina; paper cutting machine, the combi-' nation, with cosctingfixed and rotary .1- kni ves gfof means connected with the rotary knife,for movement therewith into engage Q 1 v .ment the-rear end ofafi-vcl'ltsheet .for; tary knife5 tofp ermit the lattertolclearseidfi?3 ii movingsaid end out of the bath of the re;

sheet.- I t 3. In ap'apercutting the *combisaid second-namedknife tonation, with afixed knife, a rotary drum,

and a knife carried by said drum for coaction with the fixedfknife; of adevice connected with said drum, and located in advance of and beneaththe second-named knife; and means for moving said device into engagementwith the rear end of a cut Sheet; to shift said end out of the path of l7 permit the latter to clear said sheet. r

4. Ina paper cutting machine, the combination, with a fixed knife,arotary knifecarrier,'and a knife mounted on saidcarrier and Within thepath of the second-named knifeyand means for periodically moving 7said'member out of said path into engagement with a cut sheet, to permitsaid secondnamed knife to clear said sheet.

5. In a paper cutting machine, the combination, with coacting fixed androtary knives; of a member yieldingly connected with the rotary knifeand located in advance of and beneath the same; and means forperiodically moving said member outwardly beyond said rotary knife intoengagement with a cut sheet, to permit the said rotary knife to clearsaid sheet.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK WILLIAM VICKERY.

WVitnesses:

P. E. MA'rroons, D. C. SMITH.

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